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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
A Stnnted Landscape.

To enter Japanese garden is hn
wandering of a sudden into one of tho
strange worlds We see reflected in =
polished surface of a concave mlrfo4
where all but the observer himself
transformed into fantastic minisfui'
of the reality. In that quaint fairy'
land diminutive rivers flow graceful!
under tiny trees, past molehill noun
aims, till they fall at last into lltsis
artificial lakes, almost smothered %
the flowers that grow upon then
banks, while in the extreme distanc.
of a couple of rods the cone of fap
ten feet high looks approvingly do"'
upon scene which would be nation
ally incomplete without it Atan's
Monthly.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
HUMOROUS

limo is really in the hands Of n
clock.
The snail is a paradox. 1t Is provsrI
tally slow, yet it's pace is without !
bound.
''This is rent day." as the boy "a
when the nail on the orchard wall IN
mis- pants
Some things are getting to be va
cheap now. You can buy all the cplsrl
you want for scent.
Competing manufacturers in Bslf-
more have begun a paste war Dsal
sides promise to stick.
''Butter is up" says a market repm
Exactly; we have seen butter that y
four men could hold down.
There are over 1000, 900 pores h d
human body, and yet we are surprisd
because some men are sponges.
'Wife," said a hcupecked husbrd.
ego to bed" 81 won't" est ".
then. l will be obeyed somehow
"Why do you call him pie p 'Br-
cause like him." ''But you say he d.
tresscs you awfully" $50 does pie
"Wheel-barrow parties" are the lstsr
society sensation in St. Louis. Theys
expected to "carry everything behiyi
them"
1t is said that bees can predict b.
weather. They do it with their tail
and curiously enough they always max
it warm.
Barber Ito customer)-You are qul'
bald, sir. Customer (who isn't conw
sationally inclined)-Yes, was br'
that way.
The fact is so well established that I
man can be very tall and at the So
time very short that it is scarcely nee .
sary to mention it.
There is a woman in Indianapos
whose voice can be heard q mile. Taa
gives the Hoosier funny men a chs4es
to say that there is at least one wor &c
who is successful in her calling.
"There are five gold dollars" said "a
Hearty to his young grandson; zone =
each of your birthdays. What mon
could a little shaver like you visit
"Only that was as old as YOU, graua
pa" replied the young financier.
Cashiers, from medical report,
Are seldom very strong;
Their longest ages arc but short
Their shortages are long.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31

The possibility of visit by Queer
Victoria to Canada is discussed as fol-
lows in the London st. James Gazette:
at is believed in Ottawa that the
Canadian premier, during his approach
ing visit to England, will endeavor to
arrange for visit by the queen to the
dominion. If such a thing is feasible, it
would be almost as gratifying to the
people of this country as to the people
of Canada. 1t would be the first in
stance on record of any British, or in
deed European, sovereign having VS.
tied possessions "bcyond the seas" The
loyalty of the Canadians to the person
of the sovereign is unboundcd, and has
been exhibited on every occasion that
a member of her family Gncluding her
father, the late Duke of Kent has visi-
ted British North America The
Prince of Wales and the Duke OF Edln-
burgh have been in Canada, and the
Duke OF COnnaught and Princess Louise
have resided there for term of years;
and it is well known that both the peo-
pie and the country stand in high favor
with the last two. In the event of the
queen entertaining the idea, it could
hardly be expected that she would make
an extensive royal progress in the coun-
try; but a sojourn at Banff hot springs,
in the Rocky Mountain park, might
prove an enjoyable change from Cannes
or elsewhere on tn. cont nent."
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
Better Than q Dog.

"Aren't you afraid Of tramps, living
alone as you are?" asked one western
woman of another.
''Not in the least. / am fully pro-
tected."
'Do you keep dog?"
'No, they might poison a dog.
keep large woodpie in the yard so thai
it can be easily seen from the road.
They never come any farther than the
front gate. - Merchant Traveller
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
On the important question Of nesleo
Of impurities in country wells the AmsS

On the important question OF nesleo
Of impurities in country wells tho Amss
ican Cultivator says: Gas the county
becomes older, wells which formerly
yielded good water are becoming unre-
liable. and late in the season furnish
water of doubtful quality. This fact il
we'll understood in cities, where artifi-
cial supplies of water replace that from
wells. The same impurity in the water
doubtless exists in many country wells,
and is the cause of sickness and death
at this season of the year. If the well
is low have it cleaned out. This should
be done wherever possible every two or
three years. Most people will be sur
prised at the amount of impurities to be
found in old wells whose water they
may for years have been drinking. If
the we'll never gets low enough to be
cleaned out its water should be filtered
before being considered fit for home
ilsc
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
Time


Time, -tan that hadst the light for n,
ginning,
springmg from darkness with IL 4
days morn,
Thou art endowed with wings for M
winning :.
Thy way through starlit space than -
else born!
Frem world to world upon thine una. :.
ions,
With mighty sweep thou silently ~
soar;
The boundaries that gird thy vast d..
Are set upon eternity's wide shora
Thy voice is inarticulate yet awful.
Thou art invisible, yet We feel thy h,.s
And those that walk not within pstb,'
lawful
Grovel and COVER before thv o..
Death.
Pitiless thou art and wilt not heartsa
However so humbly do thy supplians M.
Thou wilt not tarry, though the mor,.
darken
The glorious brightness Of glad tod.,
Thou knowest mans remotest gmeratim
And yet this hour thou art t. nm :.
when
The earliest Of all created nations
Bore burdens since endured By Cor.
men
Interchangeable thyseif, thou hast beheda
The moulding and the wasting Of In.
spheres,
And to thy precient vision nanghs h N.
Though boar with the antiquity Of yan
7{Ciintoa Scollsrd
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
One Feast Spoiled,

Thi, lively description of an African
monarch appears in Blackwood's Maya
zine for October: The Bangalas arc a
fine race physically, being tall, powerful
and splendidly formed. The chief of
1boko, when l arrived, was an old man
over s0-his age was reported by some
to be 81, by others s6-who had lost one
eye in battle and possessed so wives.
He was over six feet high, with fine.
we'll developed figure, and, but for mis-
dirty white hair and shrivelled skin.
would have passed for man of half his
age. He was much attached to Capt.
Coquilhat (named "Mwafa" or the
eagle" by the natives, and nev~
undertook anything without consulting
him. The scene just after our arrival at
Bangala-when, lie Roi des Ban
galas" being announced as We were
all sitting over our after-dinner coffee,
Mata Bwyki entered, wearing his
royal hat of leopard skin
and attended by several of his
wives, and EMBODIED Capt. Coqmlhat,
gold spangled uniform and all, in an
ample bears hug-was really worth see
ing. Having released "Mwafa," his
Majesty made the circuit of the table to
shake hands with the rest of us, and
then ordered 'Mesdames les Saw
asesses" to bring in the malafu palm
wine), which he thereupon helped the
company to drink. He was a tremen-
dous topper, consuming quantities of that
comparatively innocuous beverage which
would have killed him 10 times over had
it been anything stronger and more civil
lied. His death, which took place some
three months after l first saw him, was
an occasion of great excitement among
the Bangalas. As it is their custom on
the death of a chief to kill and eat as
many men as the deceased had wives
one to be supplied by the
parents of each wife - the
whole town was anticipating a big
feed; but alas. how uncertain are the
joys of life! That big feed never came
of; for the officer in command, hearing
of Mata Bwyki's death, prepared coffin
lined with red cloth and telling the Ban
galas, that as the late king had been a
"big friend of the white men," the
"Mindeli" would bury him with appro-
pirate honors, had him safely boxed,
nailed up, and buried seven foot deep
before any one could interfere. The
was great for it is the Gus
tom to cut the dead man in two
lengthwise, make up an entire corpse of
half of him and half of one of the men
killed at the funeral and bury this. The
remaining half is made into a stew with
manioc and bananas and eaten along
with the rest of the sacrifices.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
Good Enough for a Doctor.

"liow is my boy getting oar in
quircl an anxious father of the princi-
pal OF boarding school.
Wonderfully, wonderfully" replied
the pedagogue. HE is making rapid
strides In everything but penmanship.
I'm sorry to say he's the worst writer IN
the school,"
."Pshaw!' returned the father; "don't
trouble yourself on that account. ]
intend to make a doctor Of him."
- Judge
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
TWO MOTHERS.

you precisely at fivel'
Mr.. Westbrook waved his glove back
ward toward his wife as he ran down
the steps and walked briskly to the
street corner, there to await down
town car.
Mrs Westbrook stood on the steps for
8 minute or two, looking bright and
trim in her plain gingham morning dress.
with its futed ruffles, and the bow of
blue ribbon at her throat, while her
white apron looked as fresh as if it had
just come from the laundry.
Just opposite, an elegant little coupe
waited at the door of a brown stone
mansion-and presently a superbly
dressed lady came out, dressed in furs,
satins and velvets-Mrs. Draine, by
name---and entered it.
"She is going to the morning con-
cert at Tambusini's," thought Mrs. West
brook, as she watched the equipage
drive away. "Ah, what slavery is
fashionable life"
Mr.. Westbrook, however, thought
differently, as the lady in question
whirled past him, with gracious in
clination of her head, and smile that
faded almost instantly away.
81 wish Katie's tastes ran a little
more in that channel" said he to him
self. katie is really getting to be .
mere domestic machine"
While he stood there, waiting for
the dilatory car, two little children ran
down the street "a boy and girl,
Willie and Effie Draine. Mr.. West
brook knew them by sight.
They were magnificently attired in
frills, fiounces and rich embroidery, but
they looked blue and cold, nevertheless.
"Children," said Mr.. Westbrook,
"whcre are you goingl Where is your
nurse"
Bridget has gone down in the kitch-
en- to talk with her BEAU" said Eflie, In
Q shrill, defiant tone.
"Does your mother allow you to go
out so, without anything on your
heads2" asked Mr.. WestbroOk.
"Mothcr don't care" Willie made
answer. Mother says Go away and
don't bother me-"
"Wcll, never mind that" said Mr..
Westbrook, not altogether satisfied with
the testimony he was eliciting. go
back home at oncer'
Il won't, you ugly old mani" retorted
Effie.
Mind your own business" added
Willie. "Wc'll go where we please"
Just then the car came along, and Mr..
Westbrook, already delayed, sprang on
the back platform and dismissed all
thought of tho young rebels from his
mind.
"Katic," said he, that night, when he
had returned from business, "why is it
that you do not go out a little more,
like your ncichbor, Mrs. Draine?"
1Irs. Wcstbrook laughed. She was
dressing her youngest child, chubby
little creature, with blue eyes and hair
curling in tiny rings close to its year-old
head
Because" SAID she, 81 can't do two
things at once"
GLOW do you mean two things at
once2 l don't understand"
perhaps had better have said half
a Dozen" said Mrs. Westbrook. '8Trs.
Draine leaves her children to the care o.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
The Still Small Voice.

Sunday school teacher (speaKng
the conscIence)-After you have ao.'
something which you ought not 70 ",
what is it, Bobby, that makes you -
SO uncomfortable and unhappya
Bobby-Pa.-[New York Sun. 4
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31

uszt dry, when he ssw his wife among
hss little ones, sersae loving, eves
quick to heed their baby wants, "you
are right about mothers duties. God
preserve us from ever drinkingthe bitter
cup that has been held to Mrs Draine's
lips."
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
Then She Made Up for Lost Time,

"llary," said BlifTkins, Il can't
realize it. 1t seemed all like a long,
beautiful dreamw
"What seems like dream?' inquired
his wife.
"You haven't said a word for three.
qua-isrs Of an hour. ~ Merchant Trav.
eie-.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-31
Ono Soldiers Love

Nwas In an ancient country,
Far away beyond the ses,
And Q swallow at my window
Told the story unto me-
There was once pretty peasant,
Fair Of face and faxen-tressed;
And a gay and handsome soldier
In q coat Of scarlet dressed.
Tapping with jeweled finger,
Lightly on the window-sill,
Everywhere go, he murmured,
"Tender glances haunt me still
Not lady at the palace
Hath face so fair as you,
Nor a waist so trim and slender,
Nor an eye so darkly blue.
"Sooner shall the azure brightness
OF this sword be dim with rust
Sooner shall kneel for mercy
To a foeman in the dust,
Than Q er should cease to love you.
had never loved before;
Others were but passing fancies
will leave you nevermore."
Cut this soldier came no longer
When the snow began to fall,
Ard they bid the pretty peasant
And her woe, beneath pail.
Still the village maids in summer
Strew her grave with willow-leaves
And the swallow, still returning.
Builds beneath the broken caves.
In tie South, among the roses,
Vowiug still, with jaunty air,
Endless love for jetty lashes,
Endless love for golden hair,
Kissing now a silken ringlet,
Keeping now dainty glove,
Light Of heart the soldier fingers
Light Of heart and light of love
Minnie Irving.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24

Deadwood stands pre-eminent to-day
as the banner city of Dakota. Having
gone through fire, food and a disas-
trous mining boom, she now comes to
the front with renewed vigor and bids
defiance to all maligners, her
unequalled and the generosity and vim
Of her citizens undiminished. Railroads
are coming in, surrounding mines open'
ing up; Deadwood Is a boomer sure
what do you think Of the Homestake
our Iron Hill, u Ruby Basin, our Car
Donate camp, with Old Badly looming
up in the distance with her mountains
Of gold and silver ores. The citizens o.
the Black Hills have cause for congratu
lation on the brilliant future awaiting
them. And not unmindful Of the want.
of our city have voted $25. 900 for beauti
flying and improving it. Let the boon
come. Our city fathers are preparin.
for it and it would be no surprise to III
to hear the railroad whistle resoundin,
through these Hills before the snow
flies.-Pioneer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24

At the present time there is a notable
tendency among capitalists and business
men to form substantial business cor
p~orations instead of heavily capitalized
stock companies, particularly when
mining investment is to be considered
This movement, when 1t has had time
to demonstrate its practical operation,
will, doubtless, prove n Of the most
important in the permanent establish
ment of the mining industry as a practi-
zeal business. The effects of the infu-
ence Of business methods are already
apparent in the marked change in pub,
lie opinion in regard to stocks. A stock
now to find ready purchasers must have
a tangible basis and bear evidence OF
representing an available value. Tn.
change must be considered advantag.
eous which will have a tendency to
eliminate fraud and deceit, and attract
a class Of solid and practical business
men whose plans will be far reaching
and whose improvements will he
progressive and permanent as well al
remunerative. adding a real value To
other interests. The more practical
mining can be made to appear, the more
attractive it will be to the best class o.
investors, and it only needs to be
stripped of the false and gaudy colors
that have been put upon it and to stand
out in its true light to gain all the sup.
port it requires to be built upon solid
foundations into the most magnificent
industry in influence and results that
the age can produce. Its untouched
resources afford a basis sufficiently
broad to guarantee the profitable invest
ment of labor aud capital and prove that
no field presents more substantial in
ducement for a development that will
reach undiminished through the centur-
les, improving with the growth and adj.
vancement of industrial civilization of
people and nations.-Chicago Mining
Review.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24
Free Trade.

The reduction ofinternal revenue and
the taking off Of revenue stamps from
Proprietary Medicines, no doubt has
largely benefited the consumers, as well
as relieving the burden Of home manu-
facturers. Especially is this the case with
Green's August Flower and Boschee's
German Syrup, as the reduction of
thirty-six cents per dozen, has been
added to increase the size Of the bottles
containing these remedies, thereby give
ing one-ffth more medicine in the rs
cent size. The August Flower for
dyspepsia and liver complaint, and tn
German Syrup for cough and lung
troubles, have perhaps, the largest sale
of any medicines in the world. The adj
vantage Of increased size Of the bottles
will be greatly appreciated by the sick
and afflicted, in every town and village
in civilized countries. Sample bottles
for 10 cents remain the same size.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24

Joe Stalcup yesterday was exhibitir g
a sack full Of copper ore that he found
in the southern Hills. 1t required nc
expert to tell that it was rich as nearly
every piece showed native copper in
considerable quantities. Some Of the
specimens contained nuggets almost as
large as peas. Joe refused to diyulge
the exact location as he has not re.
corded nor stakcd his claim. As soon
rs he shall have conformed to the law
he will put his friends on."--Pioneer.
~
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24
Neglected Buckingham Pal.c..

A gossiping newsmonger writes from
London that when they began to put
Buckingham palace in order for the ac-
c~ommodation of the Jubilee guests, its con-
dition was found to be anything but edi-
flying. The upper stories, which had not
been inhabited for years, were absolutely
filthy, the carpets and curtains all tat
tered, and the wall paper in many places
defaced.-Boston Transcript.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24
Consent Was Given,

Marshall p. Wilder tells the following
story; During the late stormy weather
Buffalo Bill had a little gathering in his
tent Of friends, among whom were a num-
Der Of cowboys. During the fun an in
vited Englishmap entered and said, Jaw,
beg pawdon, but-aw, may i keep my
hat onS' yes, old boy, replied a cowboy,
If you keep your boots on.'"-New York
Suu.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24

The jury in the Munchrath case, tried
at Sioux City, returned a verdict of
granddaughter on Sunday. the 10th inst.
Monday, the Goth inst, has been fixed
as the day pom which sentence would
be passed. The trial Of Arensdorf has
been fixed for November l4th.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24
a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth. nervous weakness, carly
decay. loss OF manhood. &C.. I will send q recipe
that will cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. Thisgreat
remedy was discovered by u missionary In South
America Send a self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH r. INxAN, Station D. Nev York City.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24

The Buffalo Gap News Of the 18th
inst makes the astounding declaration
that that city has been McGariglized by
the city fathers to the mod est tune OF
from $l65 to $1,000, which, in the opin.
ion Of the News, establishes the fact o!
the city fathers being a mighty cheap
oufGtD
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24
LOT TWO.
Best two loaves of VIII eat bread.

Best gallon sorghum molasses made IN
the Black Hills SOC
" sample butter, five pounds.........t 90
" cheese. made In Black Hills 90
Z" =" home made wine. ................1 90
CLASS VII.
DISCRETIONARY.
In this class ~ included all articles not
mentioned in foregoing OF succeed
Ing classes
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-15
Convention of Parish Superin-
tendents.

A convention of the Superintendent
of the Public Schools of the State will
be held at Tulane Hall, New Orleans,
on Thursday and Friday, Feb. Sd and
4th. The following is the interesting
programme prepared for this important
occasion
Address of Welcome-Hon. j. G.. Parham,
President New Orleans School Board
Reply to Address of Welcome-Mr. Chas
w. Seals, Superintendent Schools, Claiborne
Parish.
Address-Hon Warren Easto:, Superin
tendent Public Education.
Address-Gov. Samuel ID. McEnery, Baton
AddressMCol. VIM. Preston johnson, Presi-
dent Tulane University, New Orleans.
Papers to be Read for Discussion--The
Study of Administration. Ulrie Bettison,
Chief Superintendent Schools, City of New
Orleans.
Improved System of Collecting Poll Tax
Capt. T. +. Bell. Superintendent Schools
Caddo Parish.
Importance of Professional Reading for
Teaehers-Mr. Thomas A. Badeaux, Superin-
tendent Schools, Parish of Lafourche.
The Duty of Parish Boards in the Employ
ment of Teachers-Mr. Chas. Owen, Sec
Rapides Parish School Board.
What is Necessary to Improve the Educa'
tional System of Louisiana-Mr. r.. H. Sny-
der, Supt. Tensas Parish Schools.
. Duty of Citizens Towards Common Schools
Col. Wm. H. Garland, Superintendent
Schools, Taugipahoa Parish
Grading Country Schools-Prof. H. E
Chambers, Editor Progressive Teacher, New
Orleans, La.
The Relation of the Normal to the Common
Schools-Dr. Edward e. Sheib, President
State Normal School, Natchitoches, La.
Discussion of House Bill No 32l-An Act to
Regulate Public Education in Louisiana.
Address-Dr. A. D. Mayo, Boston